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About
Amanda Denney is Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures, where she leads marketing and events, focusing on community building and storytelling. Before Obvious, she spent over six years at Elemental Impact leading portfolio operations and platform, supporting more than 160 venture-backed startups and running events for founders and investors. Earlier she worked in dealflow, marketing, and operations roles, including at Tenor (acquired by Google), where she supported product growth and go-to-market strategy.
Experience
- Obvious VenturesMarketing Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Elemental ImpactSenior Director Portfolio Operations2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Elemental ImpactDirector of Portfolio Operations2021 — 2024
- Elemental ImpactSenior Dealflow Manager2020 — 2021
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant, Implementing Climate Solutions at Scale2017
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant, Multimedia Environmental Communication2016 — 2017Stanford University
- Tenor (formerly Riffsy, Inc)Marketing & Growth, Associate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Tenor (formerly Riffsy, Inc)Content Curator2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityResearcher at Fendorf Lab Group2014 — 2015Stanford University
Skills & more
Event PlanningOperational Strategy
- Generative AI: The Evolution of Thoughtful Online Search — LinkedIn
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Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy, MD
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director at Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Anico Steffen
Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures
Brett Hurt
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Brian Hamilton
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Cristina Kilmartin
Office Manager at Obvious Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amanda Denney?
- Amanda Denney is Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures, where she leads marketing and events, focusing on community building and storytelling. Before Obvious, she spent over six years at Elemental Impact leading portfolio operations and platform, supporting more than 160 venture-backed startups and running events for founders and investors. Earlier she worked in dealflow, marketing, and operations roles, including at Tenor (acquired by Google), where she supported product growth and go-to-market strategy.
- Where does Amanda Denney work?
- Amanda Denney is Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures.
- Where did Amanda Denney go to school?
- Amanda Denney studied at Stanford University (Master’s Degree, Earth Systems); Stanford University (Bachelor’s Degree, Earth Systems).
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